The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-12-06
EVENING SESSION.


The House reassembled at 1912
O'Clock.
The House resolved itself into
committee to further consider the
Chinese Immigration Bill, Mr..
Warehouse in the Chair.
The following paragraph of Sec
ton . was passed: "For each per-
nit granted under this section the
Minister of Foreign Affairs shall be
paid fee of S."
Section G, relating to the granting
of permits to enter the Kingdom,
was passed as amended by the COM
mittee.
Section z, relates to the granting
of permits to ministers and teachers
of any Christian denomination.
Mr.. Foster moved that the section
be stricken out. If passed they
would be having the country flooded
with ministers and teachers.
The section was passed as amend
Ell by Jne committee.
Section says: "No return per-
mits shall be granted to Chinese
laborers, except at the discretion of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who
shall charge fee of $50 for each
permit granted"
The committee recommended that
this section be stricken out.
Mr.. Kinney moved it be amended
to read S..
Mr.. Hustace moved to amend by
inserting at the end of the section:
"And the said Minister of Foreign
Affairs shall demand from such per-
son or persons-first, triple copy
photograph second, thumb impress
sion, and to each permit granted
must be attached these Identified
tions, etc." Lost.
The section was stricken out.
Section states the Act shall not
apply to diplomatic or other officers
of the Chinese or their body and
household servants.
Mr.. Foster offered an amendment
but it was lost and the section was
passed as Section 8.
Section 10 refers to the penalty
for transfer of permits issued under
the provisions of the Act.
1t passed as Section 9 after the
penalty had been increased.
Section II relates to the surrender
ing of u passport by the holder on
his entering the Kingdom. Altered
loFead Section 10 and passed with q.
slight amendment.
Section II states how all offences
under the Act shall be heard and
determined. Amended to read Sec
ton II and passed.
Section l3 relates to the moneys
received under the Act. Numbered
Section II and passed.
Section IA, the repeating section,
was numbered ID and passed.
Section 10, giving the date of
effect of the Act was numbered ID
and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Castle Section
10 was re-considered and the words
"hard labor" were added.
On motion of Mr.. Kinney, sub
division 4 of Section was recon
sidered and the committee recon-
mended it to be referred to the
special committee.
The enacting clause and title were
passed.
The committee then rose, the
chairman reported progress and re-
commended that the House refer
subdivision A to the special commit
tee, and asked leave to set again.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
Minister Thurston presented re-
port from the special committee on
Gan Act to grant to S. G. Wilder
and his associates TO lay down and
operate a system of waterworks in
the town of Hilo, Hawaii" The
committee after inserting three new
sections recommended that the bill
pass. The report was signed by L.
A. Thurston, II. S. Townsend, John
Richardson, G. Brown and A. S.
Wilcox.
The report was laid on the table
to be considered with the bill.
Minister Ashford gave notice of
an Act to provide for pension for
His Excelleney Hon. j. o. Dominis.
The House then adjourned to 10
O'Clock on Tuesday morning.